EV mode
Song / Seal U
- Color
- Green
- Urgency
- Status
Most lamps light for a few seconds when you power the car on. That check is not a fault by itself. This page does not replace the owner’s manual for your model year and market. Icons are schematic illustrations used on this site. They are not offered as the vehicle maker’s artwork, and they have not been checked against it. They may not match the lamp on your cluster. Urgency levels are this site’s classification, not the maker’s. If they differ from the manual, follow the manual.
What it means
The green EV lamp is a status on the plug-in Song Plus DM-i and Seal U DM-i, not a fault. It means the car is moving on the traction battery with the engine stopped. It goes out when the engine starts: the battery is low, you ask for more power, the cabin heater needs the engine, or you select a hybrid mode. The battery-only Song Plus EV and Seal U EV do not show this lamp, because they have no engine to stop. Markets that badge the plug-in as Sealion 6 use the same EV lamp. It is a different symbol from the green READY lamp, which only says the car can drive.
What to do
An EV lamp that matches electric driving does not need a workshop. If you want the engine to stay off, ease the accelerator and keep charge in the traction battery. If the engine runs all the time and this lamp never appears on a plug-in, with a warm battery and a gentle pedal, have the hybrid system checked.
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Common questions
- EV is on. Does the fuel gauge still matter?
- The engine is stopped for now. The plug-in still needs fuel in the tank for when the engine starts. A low-fuel lamp is a separate warning.
- My car is a battery-only Seal U and I cannot find this lamp.
- That car has no EV-mode lamp. READY is the ready-to-drive symbol. The green EV lamp belongs to the plug-in hybrid.